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BENJAMIN FIRKE (1989 - ) |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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Benjamin Firke was born and raised in Wallingford, Connecticut. A resident of Chicago, he is the author of numerous plays including "Mark David Chapman: Live In Concert," "How To Be a Man in West Belfast," and the forthcoming "More Than Fabric." Mr. Firke is an English and Government student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. He is an occasional writer for Mindful Metropolis magazine.
Plays by Benjamin Firke
How To Be a Man in West Belfast | ||
| 1st Produced: | West College Cafe, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. | Apr 2009 | ||||
Company: | Second Stage | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #112067 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | Double casting is encouraged for the smaller male roles. | |||||
Synopsis: | When Liam McLaughlin buys his first computer, he begins to acquire skills that can deliver him from his grim life in the slums of Belfast, Northern Ireland. However, Liam's older brother Michael, a committed IRA "volunteer," fights to "make a man" of Liam and steer him towards a life of pipe-bombings and random beatings. Can Liam escape from his violent surroundings and into a world of technological innovation? Or will his family drag him down? | |||||
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Mark David Chapman: Live in Concert | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Matrix Theater, Los Angeles, CA | Jun 2007 | ||||
Company: | Blank Theater Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #112066 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | - | ||
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Synopsis: | Billy Weller is a successful record producer who makes an easy living turning out commercial pop singles for his friend and mentor, Tom LaMott. When Weller receives a demo tape from Mark David Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon, he must decide whether to risk his career and friendship in the pursuit of reclaiming his artistic integrity and rehabilitating the infamous killer in the history of rock. | |||||
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